In the -for the Netherlands last qualifying- Nations Cup in Falsterbo the team placed third, amongst others thanks to a superior double clear by Gerco Schröder and Glock’s London N.O.P. in the Grand Prix Jeroen Dubbeldam and SFN Zenith N.O.P. proved to be in good shape by positioning fourth.

In front of his ‘own’ audience Rolf-Göran Bengtsson won the Grand Prix with Clarimo Ask (by Clearway). Twelve competitors qualified for the jump-off, five of them crossed the finish line without any faults. Amongst them was Jeroen Dubbeldam with SFN Zenith N.O.P. (second round viewing, Rash R out of Sascha keur prest by Fuego du Prelet, breeder Herman Voort from Den Ham) noting the fourth time. In the Nations Cup class on Friday they already gave a good performance with a 0/4 result. In the 1.60m Grand Prix Janika Sprunger and her incredible Baloubet du Rouet-daughter Bonne Chance CW sport-spr prok (out of Olijfje prest prok by Cambridge, breeder H.J.F. van Loon from Hooge Mierde) jumped to a ninth place. Two days prior to the Grand Prix they were on of the select few that achieved a double clear in the Nations Cup, now they knocked off one fence in the jump-off. Also Johnny Pals and the KWPN-recognized stallion Fernando (For Pleasure out of Senna by Corrado I, breeder J. Hattebuhr uit Winsen/Aller) placed themselves for the jump-off, but noted two unusual penalties and positioned 12th. Previously, this pair placed 3rd in the 1.50m class against the clock on Thursday.

Gerco Schröder and his fit KWPN-recognized stallion Glock’s London N.O.P. (Nabab de Rêve out of Ta Belle van Sombeke by Chin Chin, breeder Joris de Brabander from Sint-Niklaas), crossed the finish line of the Grand Prix with one time-penalty. The pair already excelled earlier in the Nation Cup when they completed two clear rounds. The good performances in Falsterbo are an important step on the way towards the Olympic Games. In the 1.50m class on Saturday the fourth place was for Darragh Kenny with the, previously ridden by Jessica Mendoza, Zahra II sport-spr (Kashmir van ’t Schuttershof out of Korenster stb by Furore, breeder Arie van Hoorn from Sappemeer). The class had only two combinations that remained clear in the firs round. In the 1.50m against the clock, Lillie Keenan placed fourth with Be Gentle Verte sport-spr prok (Ticallux Verte out of Waranda elite IBOP-spr sport-spr prest by Gentleman, breeder P. Knijnenburg uit Deurne), previously ridden by Jelmer Hoekstra. Two days earlier Wout-Jan van der Schans placed fifth with Capetown (Oklund out of Santha by Carlino, breeder Frits van Os from Uden) in the 1.50m class against the clock. In the Nations Cup competition the Swiss team were victorious, amongst others because of the superb double clear of Janika Sprunger and Bonne Chance CW (v.Baloubet du Rouet).

The Netherlands shared the third place with Great Britain and Brazil. Besides Gerco Schröder/Glock’s London N.O.P. (0/0) and Jeroen Dubbeldam/SFN Zenith N.O.P. (0/4) also Wout-Jan van der Schans/Aquila SFN (Ovidius out of Maxime O keur prest by Lauriston, breeder Stoeterij Oud Wierden BV in Hengelo) made his appearance and successfully did so: a small mistake in the first round and a clear second round. Jur Vrieling noted 9 and 4 penalties with his Nabab de Reve-son Glasgow van ‘t Merelsnest. On Thursday Paul Estermann was the vice champion in the 1.45m against the clock with Bareina sport-spr (Valentino DDH out of Repelsteeltje by Clinton, breeder Holland Stud Farm – Fred Angel from Twisk). Darragh Kenny and Kashmir van ’t Schuttershof-daughter Zahra II placed fifth. The 1.45m class on Friday meant a fifth place for Shane Sweetnam after a fast and clear round with Buckle Up (Colandro out of Carentina by Caretino, breeder M. Verschoor from Daarle).